Langley Research Center (LaRC), NASA's oldest field center, is a research institution focused on advancing technology for space exploration, improving aviation, and enhancing understanding of Earth's atmosphere. As a key part of NASA, Langley conducts critical research in areas like atmospheric composition, air quality, and Earth's energy budget, as well as developing and testing space hardware. It supports various NASA missions, including Artemis, and collaborates with other government agencies, academic institutions, and industry partners. Langley's work encompasses aeronautics, space technology, and Earth science.
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Vice President Mike Pence delivered a speech at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia on 2020-02-19.
David Bowles will retire at the end of September as director of NASA’s Langley Research Center after nearly four decades at the agency.
Clayton Turner, the current deputy director of NASA’s Langley Research Center, will succeed David Bowles as Langley director on 2019-09-30.
The nine NASA centers that received independent assessments from The Aerospace Corp. under the 2011 contracts include NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Ames Research Center, NASA Johnson Space Center, Glenn Research Center, NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA Stennis Space Center, and NASA Langley Research Center.
Ball Aerospace delivered the TEMPO spectrometer to the NASA Langley Research Center in late 2018.